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The ACLU is suing the city of Eugene to try to force police to release the locations of all 57 Flock Safety license-plate reader cameras that have been installed around town. The lawsuit contends the city wrongly refused an earlier public records request asking for the locations. Jaime Adame has the story.

Eugene is starting the process of searching for a new city manager to replace the retiring Sarah Medary. But just six citizens spoke at a City Council meeting held to collect ideas on what sort of person Eugene should be looking for. The overwhelming concerns of those who spoke: business and the economy. Grace Chinowsky reports.

The Eugene Airport is planning an expansion of its Concourse A. The project had been set to go last spring before the federal government held up a $5 million grant that was partly funding construction. The grant has been OK’d again, and the city says construction should start next spring. Michael Zhang explains.

A three-vehicle collision this morning on the Highway 126 expressway, at the intersection with 52nd Street, killed one woman and shut down a portion of the highway for several hours. Jaime Adame reports.

There was also a fatal crash on a BLM road near Triangle Lake. A passenger in the vehicle died when it rolled over. The driver was later arrested on suspicion of drunken driving. Jaime Adame has this story as well.

Isaac Wasserman brings us another slice-of-life image of the season: three generations of a family out apple picking.

A letter to the editor today urges voters to support the renewal and increase of the Lane Fire Authority’s property tax levy that will be on the November ballot.

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Lawsuit seeks release of Flock Safety camera locations in Eugene

By Jaime Adame

The city previously denied a records request seeking the locations of license-plate reader cameras, citing a state law allowing the withholding of records relating to security measures. The lawsuit points out that other cities in Oregon, including Springfield, have released information about camera locations.

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Few residents turn out to weigh in on Eugene city manager search

By Grace Chinowsky

Only six people came to a listening session intended to gather community input on Eugene’s next city manager. Most called for a leader who will grow local business.

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Eugene Airport resumes plans for expansion of Concourse A

By Michael Zhang

The expansion, previously paused due to restrictions placed on a federal grant, is now back on the airport’s list of scheduled projects.

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Update: Fatal crash caused Highway 126 closure at 52nd Street

By Lookout Eugene-Springfield

A 41-year-old woman died in a three-vehicle collision that closed Highway 126 at 52nd Street in Springfield for most of the morning, Springfield police said. The woman, whose name has […]

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Lane Fire Authority levy will ensure current service levels | Letter to the editor

By Letters to the Editor

Enjoy your evening,

Bob

Bob Passaro has been a reporter and editor since the 1990s. He has worked at The Associated Press, The Post Register in Idaho Falls, Idaho; The Salt Lake Tribune in Utah; and for 14 years at The Register-Guard in Eugene. He also spent about 10 years as co-owner of a design and web development agency in Eugene. And he is co-founder of the obituary platform Elegy.us